Monday, March 19, 2018

The courtroom is full. The lawyer -- Satan himself -- is determined to send every single soul on trial to eternal damnation without any chance of redemption. Dressed in a suit and occasionally shooting out fire, Satan is very demanding...

Medical examiners have determined that human remains found recently belonged to a Wayne County man who went missing more than 18 months ago while swimming in the Yeopim River of Perquimans County. According to a recent report in the Perquimans...

MOUNT OLIVE -- Saturday will continue to be the main draw for the three-day, 32nd annual North Carolina Pickle Festival taking place April 27-29 in downtown Mount Olive. The list of events for the Friday night kickoff continues to...

Safe Kids Wayne County is encouraging residents -- especially those with young children visiting or living in their homes -- to clean out their medicine cabinets. Operation Medicine Drop, starting today, is the perfect time to get rid of...

The United Way of Wayne County is committing more than $590,000 from an anonymous donation to launch a family literacy program where it is needed most -- in the southern portion of the county. Organizers behind the push cite a...

The Goldsboro City Council will consider tonight whether to support a $32,000 feasibility study that will explore the market's ability to support a full-service hotel near the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center. The Wayne County Tourism Development Authority...

The Salvation Army will hold its annual Barbecue Fundraiser March 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its building at 610 N. William St. Tickets are $8 each for a meal of barbecue, potato salad, cole slaw, hush puppies,...

Sunday, March 18, 2018

The Flying Shamrock hosted its annual Kilt Run Saturday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day and to help raise money for Riley's Army. For the fourth year, runners dressed in their kilts came to downtown Goldsboro for a great...

People across the Goldsboro/Wayne County community are constantly working to make their home a better place, and nowhere was that more evident than the 44th annual Human Relations Award Banquet at the Goldsboro Events Center Friday night. The banquet is...

FREMONT -- The 32nd annual Fremont Daffodil Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31. The opening ceremony will be held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on the Main Street stage and will be followed...

A healthy lifestyle restaurant that offers meal plans, customized diets, take-out and dining options is now serving the Goldsboro area. Clean Eatz, at 502-A Eastgate Drive near Barnes Jewelers, is open for business Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m....

Chevrolet of Goldsboro hosted a vehicle maintenance clinic on Saturday. The event offered information on the proper way for vehicle owners to care for their car along with preventative maintenance care. The information session was held inside the conference...

Friday, March 16, 2018

Between 3,600 and 3,700 of the approximately 11,230 students in Wayne County Public Schools grades 5 through 12 participated in Wednesday's National School Walkout demonstration. Students in all middle schools and high schools participated at some level, as did some...

The annual Cures for the Colors survivor dinner will be held Thursday, March 22, at First Pentecostal Holiness Church. This marks the fifth year for the dinner, which honors cancer survivors, provided by Southeastern Medical Oncology Center. "The event...

As many as 1,500 second-graders from around the county converged onto Odom Farms on Thursday as part of "We Dig It: Ag Day," an opportunity to learn about the important role agriculture plays. This is the fifth year for...

The world is changing faster than many people can keep up with, and parents and educators need to adapt to make sure their kids are prepared. That was just part of the message Thursday at the Wayne County Public...

Thursday, March 15, 2018

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne/Johnston counties learned this week that it is one of five finalists in the nation vying for the Youth Development Professional of the Year award. The local submission in the contest, a two-minute video,...

A Kinston man was arrested Wednesday for threatening a clerk at the Wayne County Courthouse. Douglas Fabian Barnhill, 39 of 705 Perry St., Kinston, has been charged with one count of threats against executive, legislative or court officers. According to...